…not abalone, mother of Pearl! Oh for an edit function that works!?!?!?! I’ve MOP for the side dots too but they’re very thin so need to make sure they’re only very marginally proud when glued in so I don’t wreck…   Read more»

@koendb thank you 🙏 

Dots are in, 5mm abalone. I used a depth stop on the drill bit to keep everything consistent as opposed to eyeing it in which worked a treat. For the super glue I let a small drip run down a…   Read more»

@boo I prefer the all black hardware for this, it looks more intentional and the contrast with the bright pink works well to my eye. I can’t really explain why but the white looks like you’d have bought the guitar…   Read more»

Progress very much ground to a halt again after life got in the way! I’ve modified the neck workboard now so it has a 4 threaded inserts in that I can screw a support into. The support I made from…   Read more»